Adjusted intraclass correlation coefficients for binary data: Methods and estimates from a cluster-randomized trial in primary care

Clinical Trials

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-58

  Yelland, Lisa N ^a   Salter, Amy B ^a   Ryan, Philip ^a   Laurence, Caroline O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79951887770     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774510392256     Document Type: Article

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